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CONTINENTAL DIVIDE TRAIL
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ADMINISTRATION:
The Continental Divide Trail Society
P.O. Box 628
Pine, CO 80470
Voice: 303-838-3760 or 888-909-CDTA
Fax: 303-838-3960
http://www.cdtrail.org/
email: info@cdtrail.org |
| TOTAL
DISTANCE: 2800 miles on the route recommended by the CDTS (not
the designated route) |
| TRAIL
STATUS: 70% Complete: Large segments of the CDT have yet to be
planned, designated, or mapped (let alone constructed, marked or signed.) |
| SOUTHERN
TRAILHEAD:
U.S./Mexico Border near Antelope Wells, New Mexico |
| NORTHERN
TRAILHEAD: U.S./Canada Border in Glaciar National Park near East
Glacier Park, Montana |
| BLAZES:
White (Standard Blaze) |
TYPICAL
START DATES:
March 1-April 15, Northbound; July 1, Southbound |
| TYPICAL
DIRECTION: Northbound |
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DIFFICULTY:
Very Difficult |
| HIGHEST
POINT: 13391 feet on the route recommended by the CDTS (not the
designated route), at Parry Peak in
Colorado |
| LOWEST
POINT: 3900 feet on the route recommended by the CDTS (not the
designated route), in Columbus New Mexico |
| STATES
HIKED:
New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana |
HIGHLIGHTS:
The Continental Divide Trail is a 3000 mile footpath that runs along the Rocky
Mountain range from Mexico to Canada. The trail's northern terminus is at the
U.S.- Canadian border in Glacier National Park. The southern terminus is at the
U.S.- Mexican border near Antelope Wells, New Mexico. The Continental Divide
Trail (or CDT as it is often called) crosses 5 states, 25 national forests, 3
national parks, 3 Indian reservations, and many Bureau of Land Management and
wilderness areas. It was officially designated by Congress as a National Scenic
Trail in 1978, but currently is only 70% completed. Large segments of the CDT
have yet to be planned, designated, or mapped (let alone constructed, marked or
signed.). The CDT is primarily maintained and managed by the Continental Divide
Trail Society which was founded in 1978 by Jim Wolf. In 1995, a new organization
called the Continental Divide Trail Alliance was formed to aid the efforts of
the CDTS. The group's mission is to unite the various CDT stakeholders and land
management agencies to support the Continental Divide Trail.
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